HEEL AND TOE ONLINE The official organ of the Victorian Race Walking Club 2014/2015 Number 49 8 September 2015 VRWC Preferred Supplier of Shoes, clothes and sporting accessories. Address: RUNNERS WORLD, 598 High Street, East Kew, Victoria (Melways 45 G4) Telephone: 03 9817 3503 Hours: Monday to Friday: 9:30am to 5:30pm Saturday: 9:00am to 3:00pm Website: http://www.runnersworld.com.au Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Runners-World/235649459888840 WALKER OF THE WEEK 11 year old Rowville walker Josh Jensen is my walker of the week. Competing in his first ever 8km event at Middle Park on Saturday, he recorded the excellent time of 45:36. Josh burst onto the local Victorian scene in March, winning the Little Athletics Victoria U11 1500m track walk with 7:37. He then joined VRWC and turned out for the winter season, continuing his good form and winning all the races on offer within his own age group. He won the U12 2km championship at the Lake Burley Griffin Carnival in Canberra in June (10:38) and won the RWA U12 2km in the Australian Roadwalking championships at Middle Park (10:04) just over a week ago. In between, he had a lot of excellent club races and has shown just what a talented young walker he is. Well done Josh! Josh in action at Middle Park on Saturday WHAT'S COMING UP Next Sunday sees our VRWC long course championships which will be held alongside the Victorian 50km Championship at Middle Park. You must enter the AV championship via the Athletics Victoria website (see http://athsvic.org.au/events/calendar/). All other events may be entered on the day. All VRWC entrants in the 50km and 6 Hour events are automatically entered in the VRWC 35km club championship. It is also possible to enter this event as a standalone event. Please remember to bring your racing chip next Sunday if you are racing – we will be using them again from now on. Sunday 13th September 2015, Middle Park AV, RWA & VRWC EVENTS 7.30am 50km AV Championship - Jared Tallent Trophy Open * 50km RWA Championship Open Women 35km VRWC Championship – Ray Smith Trophy Open * 6 Hours Walk Open 10.00am 20km Open 11.00am 10km Open * The Victorian 50km and VRWC 35km are Open events, meaning they are open to men and women. VRWC ROADWALKS, MIDDLE PARK, SATURDAY 5 SEPTEMBER Our VRWC winter season is fast drawing to a close with one round to go. This week, we have our second last races in great spring weather and 48 walkers were in attendance. Our young walkers were to the fore again this time around. The 8km saw a couple of first times in 13 year old Corey Dickson (42:52) and 11 year old Josh Jensen (45:36). Down to the 6km where Hayden Walmsley was also contesting his longest ever race with a good first up 33:13. 12 year old Nicola Mandic walked a huge PB in the 4km event with 19:58 while Ruby Paten was in PB form in the 2km with her time of 10:48. 8km Roadwalk 1. Pam Tindal 46:52 1. Sandra Geisler 46:52 3. Carolyn Rosenbrock 47:01 1. Corey Dickson 42:52 First one 2. Simon Evans 43:21 3. Josh Jensen 45:36 First one 4. Gerard Feain 47:09 5. Russ Dickenson 53:17 6km Roadwalk 1. Robyn Shaw 38:55 2. Gwen Steed 39:34 3. Karyn O'Neill 39:48 4. Clare Garganis 43:45 1. Adam Garganis 28:35 2. Kyle Swan 29:37 3. Hayden Walmsley 33:13 PB 0:29 4. Paul Kennedy 35:33 5. Terry O'Neill 36:53 6. Bob Gardiner 39:27 4km Roadwalk 1. Rebecca Henderson 22:32 2. Wendy Muldon 23:06 3. Brodie Richardson 23:34 4. Emily Swan 24:42 5. Jessica Lillie 25:28 6. Madeleine Feain 26:30 Tayla Paige-Billington DNF 1. Reese Walmsley 19:32 2. Nikola Mandic 19:58 PB 0:59 3. Lachlan Feain 22:09 4. John Morrison 30:17 5. Barrie Wicks 31:43 Joel Prys DNF 2km Roadwalk 1. Kathleen O'Mahony 10:45 2. Chloe Karagiorgos 10:47 3. Ruby Paten 10:48 PB 0:07 4. Donna Elms 11:21 5. Charlotte Hay 11:35 6. Grace Louey 11:51 7. Gemma Lillie 12:32 8. Merrilyn Thompson 14:44 9. Pam Mews 21:10 1. Will Thompson 09:56 2. Heath Beveridge 11:41 PB 0:05 3. Angus Hay 14:22 4. Gordon Onley 15:55 1km Roadwalk 1. Chelsea Karagiorgos 07:18 2. Elise Carbury 07:35 1. Eden Morgan 06:28 2. Stefan Mandic 06:57 Thanks to our judges and officials – much appreciated as ever. Apologies if I missed anyone. Judges Peter Vysma (Chief), Gordon Loughnan, Stuart Cooper, Michael Bodey, Shane Dickson Canteen: Wendy Muldoon, Barb Gardiner, Kate Suich Photos: Terry O'Neill Thanks to Terry Swan for his usual great selection of photos – see http://www.vrwc.org.au/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=56. Hayden Walmsley, Josh Jensen, Corey Dickson, Eden Morgan and Chelsea Karagiorgos Ruby Paten, Heath Beveridge and Nikola Mandic Saturday also saw our winter season presentations with lots of trophies for our walkers and gifts of thanks to our many regular judges and officials and helpers. Well done everyone on another wonderful season. Top winter season point scorers (Merrifield Award) – Brodie Richardson, Jess Lillie, Hayden Walmsley, Sandra Geisler, Pam Tindal, Karyn O'Neill, John Morrison and Adam Garganis Keiko Bowyer Style Award winners Pam Tindal and Adam Garganis ACT 50KM CHAMPIONSHIP, LENNOX GARDENS, SATURDAY 5 SEPTEMBER Thanks to Robin Whyte for his weekly report from Canberra and well done on his win in their ACTRWC 50km championship. Well done to Robin Whyte and Val Chesterton (both 70+) for their stirling efforts. Well done also to Phil and Belinda Essam who also tested themselves out over the 6 Hour and 4 Hour timeframes. ACT and ACT Masters 50km Championships 5km Walk 1. Robin Whyte 6:06:34 1. Zoe Hunt 24:50 1. Val Chesterton 8:06:47 2. Mitchell Baker 26:17 3. Callum Burns 26:41 6 Hour Walk 4. Gabby Hunt 27:42 1. Phil Essam 36.475 km 5. Kate Black 30:59 6. Greg Durr 35:32 4 Hour Walk 7. Bryan Thomas 35:34 1. Belinda Essam 23.991 km 8. Rod Gilchrist 37:11 9. Jennifer Gilchrist 38:37 2 Hour Walk 10. Terry Munro 44:13 1. Bob Parker 15.514 km Connor Frew DNF 1km Walk 3km Walk 1. Laura Burns 05:25 1. Rosemary Parker 22:05 2. Harry Baker 06:36 2. Rosemary Parker 22:05 3. Georgia Frew 08:30 3. Jack Thackray 26:13 SAMA ROADWALKS, EAST TERRACE, ADELAIDE, SATURDAY 5 SEPTEMBER Thanks to Colin Hainsworth for this week's results from the South Australian Masters in Adelaide - Good weather. Calm and mostly sunny. Great walk as always by George White (1:04:27 for M70 12km). 12km Walk 1. George White 1:04:57 M70 95.88% 2. Marie Maxted 1:20:28 W55 73.79% 3. Gil McIntosh 1:25:57 M65 68.30% 4. Graham Harrison 1:32:09 M70 69.35% 5. Colin Hainsworth 1:40:28 M85 78.26% 9km Walk 1. Richard Moyle 1:10:38 M59 2. Jeff Kennett 1:20:17 M65 6km Walk 1. Helen Suridge 43:47 W64 72.10% 2. Roger Lowe 49:47 M72 62.49% 3. Cassie Neubauer 50:27 W36 48.20% 4. Margaret McIntosh 51:03 W62 60.29% 5. Elizabeth Neubauer 51:05 W63 61.00% 3km Walk 1. Valmai Padget 24:06 W71 68.49% 2. Jill Rogers 25:08 W70 64.75% 3. Edna Bates 26:02 W62 56.46% ATHLETICS NZ ROADWALK CHAMPS, TAURANGA DOMAIN, WELLINGTON, SATURDAY 5 SEPTEMBER Excellent results at the New Zealand Road Championships last Saturday morning in Tauranga Domain in Wellington, with Alana Barber and Jared Free taking out the New Zealand titles in the Senior 10km Walks. Their efforts were reported as follows in the Athletics NZ weekly roundup email: Jared Free of Auckland, at 18 years of age, won the senior 10km race walk title in 47:29 while Alana Barber of Auckland, just eight days after finishing a creditable 18th in the world championships 20km race walk in Beijing, won the senior women’s title in 46:26. Free said he had hoped for a quicker time. “My first senior title. Conditions were good I just wasn’t feeling so good today, the time was a bit down but still happy to win the title. I was hoping to do something in the 46’s. My PB is 46:17. I kept up with Alana for the first three or four ks but then I couldn’t keep up any more. I have the long distance champs in November.” Barber said that she was feeling tired after coming back from Beijing. “I felt quite tired out there today, I’m still recovering from Beijing which I knew I would be only a week out from the race of my life so I didn’t expect too much from this. I just wanted to come down see friends that I knew as a bit of a weekend away with Mum too and just enjoy myself for a change. I was aware of Anne Judkins’ 43 minutes (New Zealand record) but I knew today wasn’t going to be the day and that’s a record that’s been standing for quite a while and it’s very impressive, she’s a talented woman and so I think breaking that is definitely something I want to do one day, but I think I’ve still got a bit more work to do.